OAN Staff Addie Davis and Lillian Mann
5:50 PM – Thursday, June 11, 2026
ABC announced that Vice President JD Vance is set to appear on the controversial talk show “The View” next week.
The news company on Thursday confirmed the appearance, slated for Tuesday, June 16th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET, adding that the vice president would be joined by all six co-hosts of the show:
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Joy Behar
- Sunny Hostin
- Sara Haines
- Alyssa Farah Griffin
- Ana Navarro
Vance is expected to discuss his new book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” which is set to be released the same day. The outlet also said the interview would include “priorities and goals for the administration and the latest political headlines.”
According to ABC, Vance will be only the third sitting vice president to appear on the show. The announcement comes amidst conflict between Walt Disney Co., ABC’s parent company, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over “The View.”
Disney is bargaining with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine whether the talk show qualifies for an exemption from the statutory “equal time” requirement that applies to broadcast programming.
The Equal Opportunities Rule (often referred to as the “equal time rule”) is a FCC regulation under Section 315 of the Communications Act. It mandates that if a radio or television broadcast station permits a legally qualified candidate for public office to use its facilities, it must afford equal opportunities to all other such candidates for that office. Because strict enforcement threatened to severely limit political journalism, Congress amended the Act in 1959 to exempt bona fide newscasts, news interviews, news documentaries, and on-the-spot coverage of bona fide news events.
Previously, the agency ordered Disney to submit early license renewal applications for its ABC television stations, citing an ongoing investigation.
In February, the FCC sent a letter of inquiry to ABC-owned-and-operated station KTRK-TV regarding “The View” and Texas candidate James Talarico’s (D-Texas) February 2nd appearance, asking why no equal-time paperwork had been filed in connection with the appearance. The station maintained that the show’s existing exemption still applied, but in March, the FCC directed ABC to submit a petition for a “declaratory ruling.”
In its filing, ABC described the move as “unprecedented,” citing a 2002 FCC decision affirming that “The View” qualifies for the exemption.
While the FCC historically interpreted this exemption broadly to include regularly scheduled late-night and daytime talk shows, the commission issued strict new guidance warning broadcasters that entertainment programs can no longer automatically claim this news exemption if an interview is deemed to be partisan or purely for entertainment.
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